PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Brazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yaj
vs
Brazier

156 cm
22
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Brazier!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yaj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yaj with a knee to the head.
Brazier jumps guard but Yaj turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brazier missing with knees to the body.
Yaj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brazier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yaj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yaj lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Yaj gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Yaj is thwarting Brazier's attempts to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are battling for position here. Brazier manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yaj stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brazier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yaj might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brazier is controlling Yaj's posture.
Yaj looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazier is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Yaj has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Brazier is on him like a limpet, forcing Yaj back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braziers head.
Brazier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of Brazier's head.
Brazier wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yaj lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yaj wants to pass to mount but Brazier is defending the position.
Brazier is trying to maintain the position but Yaj is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brazier keeps working.
Yaj throwing shots but Brazier is blocking nicely.
Yaj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yaj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brazier trying to hold on to Yaj's head to control him but Yaj postures up.

Yaj is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brazier keeps working.
Yaj is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brazier is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yaj scores with a shot to the body.
Yaj connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brazier. Brazier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yaj lands with a shot to the body.

Yaj closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brazier takes a shot to the head.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brazier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.

Brazier is rocked!
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brazier backwards.
Brazier is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaj finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brazier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brazier tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaj.

Yaj lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Brazier is trying to stand up here but Yaj is controlling him well.
Yaj wants to free his trapped foot but Brazier is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brazier is trying to get back to full guard.
Brazier seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice strikes from Yaj there.
Brazier taking some punishment here, with Yaj in his half guard.
Yaj trying to pass the guard but Brazier defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Yaj dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brazier shoots in and drives through. Yaj sprawls well.
Brazier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brazier looks up at the clock. Bad move! Yaj lands a right hand from hell, dropping Brazier. Yaj pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Yaj!